National Outline Plan

A national outline plan (Hebrew: תוכנית מתאר ארצית, Tokhnit Mit'ar Artzit, abbr.

תמ"א, Tama) refers to a zoning and development statutory plan in a specific field on a national level in Israel.

A national outline plan is meant to affect the entire country and influences planning on the regional and local levels.

The first national outline plan, created by architect Aryeh Sharon, was approved in 1951, and dealt with settling the Negev and Galilee regions.

The first national plan to be put to practical use was National Outline Plan 3, approved in 1976, dealing with road infrastructure in the country.